WEBVTT AMANDA: A CLOSE CALL TODAY ATIT WAS ALL THIS CHURCH RUNSCHOOL IN HOLLY HILL.THE ADMINISTRATOR OF UBICACADEMY SAYS A VOLUNTEERACCIDENTALLY LEFT HIS LOADEDHANDGUN IN A SCHOOL BATHROOM ANDIT WAS DISCOVERED BY A STUDENTPASTOR JOSHUA MCKEOWN, THEADMINISTRATOR OF THE SCHOOL,SAYS 72-YEAR-OLD CHARLES MILLS,A VOLUNTEER WHO HELPS OVERSEESTUDENT SAFETY, ACCIDENTALLYLEFT HIS SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUNIN THE BATHROOM EARLY THISMORNING.A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT DISCOVEREDTHE GUN AND REPORTED TO THEPASTOR WHO IMMEDIATELY SECUREDIT.PASTOR MCKEOWN: THANK GODNOTHING DID HAPPEN.WE DO DRILLS HERE AT SCHOOL,SAFETY DRILLS AND THINGS LIKETHAT, AND WE'RE JUST GLAD STUD-- GLAD THAT THE STUDENT KNEWEXACTLY HOW TO HANDLE IT.AMANDA: MCKEOWN BEGININVESTIGATING WHO OWNED THE GUNAND LEARNED IT WAS MILLS WHODOES HAVE A CONCEALED WEAPONSPERMIT.BUT IT IS ILLEGAL TO BRING AWEAPON ONTO A SCHOOL CAMPUS INFLORIDA.MCKEOWN NOT ONLY SENT OUT ANALERT NOTIFYING PARENTS ABOUTTHE INCIDENT, BUT HE ALSOREPORTED IT TO HOLLY HILLPOLICE.WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, THEY TOOKTHE GUN INTO CUSTODY.MILLS HAD ALREADY LEFT THESCHOOL, BUT HE WAS CHARGED WITHA MISDEMEANOR FOR BRINGING THEGUN ONTO CAMPUS.DID HE NOT KNOW THAT GUNS ARENOT ALLOWED ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS?PASTOR MCKEOWN: I'M NOT SURE,I'M NOT SURE.AMANDA: BUT HE FELT BADLY?PASTOR MCKEOWN: OH, ABSOLUTELY,YEAH.HE'S A REALLY GOOD GUY, JUSTMADE A MISTAKE.AMANDA: IT HAS NOT YET BEENDETERMINED IF MILLS WILLCONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TOVOLUNTEER AT THE SCHOOL.IN HOLLY HILL, AMANDA OBER, WESH

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Updated: 6:23 PM EDT May 3, 2017

HOLLY HILL, Fla. —

Officials at a school in Holly Hill are reviewing safety and security procedures after a student found a loaded gun in a campus restroom Wednesday.